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Owners of burnt-out Phuket speedboats say they've been ignored
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/02/2026
» PHUKET – A group of speedboat operators are deeply concerned that a month after a fire at Chalong pier destroyed their livelihood there is still no progress in the investigation and no sign of the assistance and compensation they were promised.
Austrian arrested at Phuket airport for forged stamps, long overstay
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/11/2025
» PHUKET — Immigration officers at Phuket International Airport arrested a 41-year-old Austrian with forged entry and exit stamps in his passport who had overstayed his visa by 578 days.
42 Rohingya migrants detained in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/01/2025
» PHUKET - Forty-two Rohingya migrants have been detained after being found in the water off Thalang district of this southern tourist island, more than a month after they set out from Bangladesh.
DSI seizes resorts linked to Ufa Bet
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/11/2023
» Phuket: Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials have seized two luxurious resorts in the island province worth one billion baht from an online gambling network.
Starfish selfies land tourists in hot water
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/06/2023
» PHUKET: Two Chinese tourists have reported to police after pictures surfaced of them holding up starfish to take selfies and stepping on coral reefs during a diving trip off Koh Racha Yai.
Travel agent's knife attack on Chinese tourist captured on TikTok
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/02/2023
» A Phuket travel agent seen attacking a Chinese tourist in a TikTok video has claimed he punched her first in a dispute over a refund.
Phuket tourism revenue moving closer to pre-pandemic level
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/01/2023
» PHUKET: Tourism in this resort island province is bouncing back, with tourism revenue reaching more than 50% of the pre-pandemic level, according to a tourism official.
Phuket tourism on road to recovery
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/01/2023
» Having endured the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years, Phuket's tourism is bouncing back, welcoming more than 2.3 million visitors and raking in at least 127 billion baht in tourism revenue during the first ten months of 2022.
Exat seeks partner to build new Phuket expressway
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/12/2022
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) is inviting potential investors to submit their tenders for the construction of the 3.98-kilometre Kathu-Patong expressway in Phuket, which it estimated would cost 14.67 billion baht to build.
Phuket sours on Sandbox
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/09/2021
» The private sector in Phuket is urging the government to fully reopen the resort island by Dec 1, saying the move can bring in more than 210 billion baht in tourism-related revenue in just three months.